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Experience of the Boardroom Apprentice 2019

Following the launch of the Boardroom Apprentice Programme 2020, Dr Kirstin Lemon tells us about her experience on the programme last year. Dr Kirstin Lemon a senior geologist at the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI) participated in the Boardroom Apprentice Programme 2019 with Armagh Observatory & Planetarium, an Arm’s Length Read more…

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Intergalactic Craic

A Love Letter to Hubble
This week Heather and Courtney gush about the one, the only, Hubble Space Telescope. You may have heard of Hubble, but what has it done? What has it lead us to? Just pretty pictures?! Far from it. Need Some Space?
5 Amazing Women in Science You Should Know!
This week, Heather and Courtney pick a few of their favourite women from history that worked in the scientific field. From the first female astronomer, to the first Nobel Prize winner to live to 100 years old, this is an episode packed with information and girl power. Need Some Space?
Nuclear Gnocchi: An Overview of Neutron Stars
This week Courtney takes Heather on a drive-by of the weirdest objects in the universe - neutron stars! Pasta, sugar cubes, soup and even existence ending matter are in inside these little balls of density out there in space. Want to know more? Listen this week!